Mexican authorities have confirmed the bodies in 45 plastic bags near Guadalajara belong to eight call center workers reported missing in May, according to CBS.
Six men and two women were reported missing by their families between May 20 and May 22. Their family believed their loved ones worked in a typical call center, which was reportedly one of 19 in Mexico, and the United States Department of Justice. was under investigation. Ministry of Finance on possible links with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
In Mexico, up to eight young workers have been confirmed dead after they allegedly tried to quit their jobs at a call center run by a violent drug cartel that targeted Americans for real estate fraud. https://t.co/PYhcb8EYtx
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“CJNG’s deep involvement in timeshare fraud, such as in the Puerto Vallarta area, often targets senior citizens in the United States, potentially defrauding victims of life savings, and the group’s criminal operations. It is an important source of income to support the whole,” the finance ministry said. announced In a statement dated April 27, he said:
A motive for the killing has not been officially released, but US officials speak to CBS The workers, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they were believed to have been killed by the cartel for trying to quit their jobs. “The most likely guess is that these children decided they wanted to get out of business,” said a U.S. official, suggesting that CJNG was “sending messages to other defectors.”(Related: Cartel apologizes for kidnapping and killing Americans, extrads own members for ‘lack of discipline’: report)
Following a call, Mexican authorities traveled to the Mirador del Bosque Valley near Guadalajara, where law enforcement found bodies hidden in 45 plastic bags. A forensic examination of the body confirmed that it belonged to the missing call center employee, CBS reported.
Department of Justice consider CJNG is described as “one of the largest and most dangerous drug cartels currently operating in Mexico”.
